It’s happening…
In the most dramatically advertised TV interview since 60 Minutes’ exclusive with disgraced wellness blogger Belle Gibson, the “Oprah and Tracy” interview is finally here.
Everyone knows who Oprah is, but the ‘Tracy’ in the equation refers to our very own Tracy Grimshaw. Or “Trace” as Oprah likes to say.
That’s right. Queen Oprah’s interview will air on A Current Affair tonight.
To celebrate Oprah gracing our screens once more, we’ve analysed the suspenseful clips Nine has been dropping over the past week – which range in length from 10 to 30 seconds – and here’s what we can expect.
1. Life advice.
C’mon people, it’s Oprah-fricken-Winfrey. Expect to be inspired.
2. Some uncomfortably friendly name-shortening.
It seems Nine isn’t the only one to have taken some liberties with Grimshaw’s name. Oprah herself repeatedly refers to the veteran reporter as “Trace” despite the fact they only just met.
Although it’s usually pretty weird when people use your nickname on the first meeting, if anyone can pull it off without coming across as overly stalkerish, it’s Oprah.
3. A glimpse into Oprah’s heartbreaking rags-to-riches story.
Oprah is generally fairly open with the trials of her childhood, including the fact she was sexually abused by people she trusted but went on to largely escape the damaging effects of that to become a massive, incomparable success.
“There was a part of me that always knew I was going to be okay,” she tells Tracy. “That if I could just get through the shame and embarrassment, and if my father didn’t kill me, that I would be okay.”
Touching stuff.
Here’s a preview: